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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)-induced arthritis in rats.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Dec 1998
Carlsén S, Hansson A S, Olsson H, Heinegård D, Holmdahl R
Abstract excerpt
In rheumatoid arthritis peripheral cartilaginous joints are inflamed and eroded. One driving factor may be an immune response towards proteins in the cartilage. Here it is shown that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), expressed specifically in cartilage, is arthritogenic in the rat. Both native and denatured rat COMP induced severe arthritis in selected rat strains. The arthritis occurred only in...
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